3 Tips on How to Avoid Cell Phone Unlocking Scams You have probably purchased a partially-subsidized device of which cell phone companies and cellular providers made a grand bargain. It's a "Win! Win! Win!" situation for everyone. You paid for your phone lower than its actual value, while these firms get their profit. But there's a catch; you will be stuck with your network provider for a couple of years or so. Initially, that should be all right, until you realized that you could maximize your call, text, and data credits somewhere else. By the time your contract ends, or almost, you would start searching for better mobile plans but would prefer to cling to your current phone a little more.
Then you find out online that you can have a phone unlock service from cell phone repair companies or DIY with a tutorial on "How to Unlock a Phone." Doing it yourself seems more cost efficient, and you figured all you just need is a cellular unlock code. These codes are rampant online. All you need to do is to provide your phone's IMEI #, and you shall receive your code within a few minutes or hours. Some come free of charge while others require payment. Either way, you might end up asking yourself, "Is it worth it?"
The Dangers If you're a tech-savvy and managed to find a few websites offering these unlock codes, you have to very vigilant and extremely careful. While some decent people would love to earn by helping you unlock cell phones, there are some who would just extort money without giving you the information you need. Worse, they'll provide you some an alphanumeric string that doesn't do anything but brick your device.